Norm Kagawa parked his Shogun June 30 after a five-day trip sponsored by Blackwater. Chartermaster Don Kuroye was aboard, and said the group fished Cedros, offshore at 55 miles and inshore for rockfish.

O.P. Almaraz of Chino won first and third place for 36.6 and 35.2-poudn yellowtail, and Tim Ogata of Orange won second place for a 35.7-pounder. Their fish were in the processor’s bins, so the trip photo shows two young anglers.

Owner-skipper Mark Pisano docked the Independence at six a.m. June 30. He’d just finished a three-day kid’s trip with chartermaster Rick Ozaki of West coast marketing, and called it a “father-son trip.” Another sponsor was Avet reels.

Nine-year-old Jerry Heitzman of Salinas won the jackpot for a 37-pound albacore, one of the four largest so fat this season. Jerry goes to Prunedale Elementary School, where he plays baseball, basketball and soccer. His dad said Jerry got his longfin on a sardine and a 1/0 Flyliner hook. He used 20-pound Ande line, and Avet MX reel and a Calstar rod tied by Big Bob Rods to bring the fish to gaff in 15 minutes.

Trouncing Trophy ‘Tails

Sam Patella took his American Angler to his secret island “honey hole,” where his anglers found some beefy yellows. All the jackpot fish were over 50 pounds. On Sunday, June 29, he posted this:

“We started in Hot Albie grounds this morning (June 29), but today it wasn't so Red Hot. There is still a good spread of fish but the wind was up and for most of the day, the fish were down. We did have a couple of stops to make it worth our while, but as usual we wanted more!

Kerry Way of Fayetteville, AR took first place for a 53-pound yellowtail, his best-ever. He said he got it with a mackerel on a 7/0 Mustad Hoodlum hook, 60-pound Big Game line, a Penn 30 reel and a Seeker 6465 XH rod.

Jack Purtell of Yorba Linda won second place for a 51.4-pound sardine-caught yellowtail and Russ Suzuki of Kula, HI bagged a 50.2-pounder for third place. Matt Fitch of Mission Viejo steeped into the lineup with his fourth-place 48.4-pound yellow.